Tag: God’s love
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My One True Valentine
We love each other because He loved us first. 1 John 4:19 “Mommy, please…PLEASE help me! I can’t find my valentines!” And so began the task of looking in every bag, every box, every nook, every cranny for the valentines that the little fella swore were in each place we checked. Until we finally gave up…
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To the Mom Wondering Where She Went Wrong
Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 Dear Mom, I see you there. Weary. Worried. Wondering where you went wrong. I know you worry about judgment, condemnation, and the whispers that you must have done something wrong. There must be something you did for…
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For He Has Taught Me More
Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. James 1:17 “Mommy! Mommy! Mommy!” I hear the screams in the wee hours of the morning. The screams that have woken me from a state of sleep I seemed to have just…
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Every Single Strand
And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. Matthew 10:30 It is no secret that our home has been a breeding ground for one “learning” experience after another. So, it is no surprise that our home would start to breed other things as well. Like…lice. Yes, I know. Yuck. Gross. My thoughts exactly!…
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For He is Pleased with Me
Recently as part of an exercise for training I have to do as a volunteer, I had to ask a few people about my strengths and weaknesses. While I wasn’t surprised by the responses (That is good, right?), I also learned that many of these strengths are also my greatest weaknesses. Because while I am…
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He Knows My Name
I have called you by name, you are mine. Isaiah 43:1 Those who know me well also know how much I frequent the local Starbucks. So much so, that not only do they have my drink memorized and ready before I get in line to pay, I am also on a first name basis with…
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A “Real” Love Story
I’m a sucker for a sappy love story. Like the kind that brings a person to tears. The heartbreaking, chaotic, consuming kind of love that is portrayed on the big screen, or in the pages of a bestseller. The kind I spent most of my vacation reading. As my husband sat next to me, letting…
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Encouragement in a Lunch Box
Therefore, encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Lunch box notes. It has never been something I ever really thought much of-leaving notes in my childrens’ lunches to brighten their day while at school. Truthfully, I consider packing…
Grace 'n Grounds 